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Llyn Foulkes

The Hammer Museum is presenting a career retrospective on Foulkes, a groundbreaking, Los Angeles-based painter and musician who is considered one of the most influential yet under-recognized artists of his generation. He makes art that stands out for its raw, immediate and unfiltered qualities. Foulkes' work includes landscapes, mixed media constructions, portraits, and unusual narrative tableaux. The Hammer will have 140 of his pieces on view, some of which have not been exhibited publicly for decades. Opens Sunday, runs through May 19. Admission is $10 adults, $5 for seniors and UCLA Alumni Association members, free for students with ID, veterans, UCLA faculty and staff and visitors 17 and younger. Hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 310-443-7000. hammer.ucla.edu

‘Embrace'

The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art is featuring works by three artists in its latest exhibition. Each artist transforms discarded, disregarded and rejected material into something hope-filled and visionary. Matjames Metson is known for his illustrative work, as well as his assemblage sculptures. Kim Tucker works with ceramic sculpture, teaches ceramics at Mount St. Mary's College and has exhibited widely. Michael Giancristiano is best known for his abstract, plywood wall reliefs, and has work in many private and museum collections. The curator of “Embrace” is Katherine Huntoon. Opens Saturday, with a reception from 6-10 p.m. Runs through March 16. Free. Hours are noon-5 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, noon-9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. OCCCA, 117 Sycamore St., Santa Ana. 714-667-1517. occca.org

Artists Open Studios

Thirty-four artists from Laguna Beach are once again opening their studios to the public this Saturday. Visitors can view and buy art, watch the artists at work, and, in some cases, participate in the art-making process. Artists include Linda Ames, Marlo Bartels, Lorenzo George, Gavin Heath, Sandra Jones Campbell, Louis Longi, Michael Situ and Deborah Weinstein. Participants may park for free at Act V parking lot, 1900 Laguna Canyon Road, and take a free shuttle to the studio stops, mostly along Laguna Canyon Road. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free; works are for sale. 949-497-0722. lagunabeachcity.net

Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery is featuring an exhibit of Stanislav Szukalski's drawings, many of which have never been seen publicly. Szukalski was born in Poland in 1893 and lived in Southern California for a few decades until his death in 1987. He developed the pseudo-scientific-historic theory of Zermatism. Opens Saturday, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. Through March 7. Free. Hours are noon-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-2 p.m. Saturdays. Begovich Gallery, Visual Arts 104, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 657-278-7750. fullerton.edu/arts/art

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